Mosin Nagant accuracy question

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Practically speaking, a trigger job will help you get the most of what the rifle has to offer. The triggers vary quite a bit on these. If you want a shooter, your best bet is a Finn model. The 91/30s can shoot sometimes also.

I had a Westinghouse that shot all over the place, until I checked the action screws...:eek:

Once i tightened them up, it shot much better!

So, after you clean it, check the screws, find the ammo it likes, i would get the trigger tuned up. bedding would be right there along with that.

Take care,

Tom
 
Be aware that you'll need to use very good ammo to get good accuracy. Cheap milsurp ammunition won't give you the 2 MOA groups.
 
Ok tighten the screws and bolts, clean it up, test the gun with ammo. Then, if necessary do a trigger job, cork the barrel, bed the action, and shim the action. I immagine that changing the sights helps too. Where does slugging the barrel fit in?
I will definitely look for a Finn or one of the other good models.
At the risk of blasphemy can you sometimes find sporterized guns with reasonable accuracy? I've read that they are cheaper.
 
Slugging the barrel is in order to find the right size bullet for handloads.

I think I would move bedding the action ahead of corking the barrel.

Around here sporters are certainly cheaper. I believe because they lose their collector status. I know that I have so far passed on 100% of sporters I have seen because they don't look nearly as good as the original full stock.
 
no;; cork the bbl first- also called putting a little pressure pad thingy, up front under the bbl. this is much easier, cheaper, and faster than bedding any part of it. heck you can just take a piece of folded up paper, thick , and put it under the bbl, at the tip of the stock, just to see if any kind of pressure pad helps.
If this does, then go to Home despot, and get the hard rubber little pads, that you put inside of cabinet drawers so they don't slam closed; these work much better and are more of a permanent solution.
 
Those heavy ball ammo in the 180 gr bullets are known to be more accurate.
 
get a finnish; if you get a very good shooter in all the other ones- then that is great, but chances are you won't get a great shooter. You may with a Finn version...
But with a mosin, after you thorougly clean it, lube it, trigger job, find the ammo it likes- proly in the 170 to 180 weight class, or the 185's or 200+ weights, and then either free float it, pad/cork it, or combo of both; there really is nothing more to do. Either it will be hunting accuracy acceptable to you, or it won't.
http://www.surplusrifle.com/russianmosin189130/index.asp
http://7.62x54r.net/
 
I like to shoot these old dogs but I mostly shoot cast bullets also, and reload almost all I shoot. The Oldtime Hunter was dead on #1 is slug the barrels I've got 7 MN (I'm abused) and all but 2 slug at a different diameter, those 2 are 0.312 and biggest is .0314. Beleave it or not the 0.314" is the most accurate. I have an old Lyman mold that throws 0.315 right from the mold with #2 or equivilant. All I do is lube, no sizing, seat gas check and load, 2 MOA. I've glassbedded action and floorplate, freefloated barrel and polished sear surfaces only.
I think I could get the others to that point too but don't know why, I just like looking and shooting them, It's too much work making them tack drivers as I've got plenty of those. I just love old Milsurps.
 
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